This talk will discuss the causes of the war in Eastern Ukraine, the reasons behind its evolution from an irregular to a conventional armed conflict, the composition of insurgent forces, their transnational ties and various ideational frames of the armed resistance to the Ukrainian state. It will also address a broader question of the conflicts implications for the prospects of democratic... More >

This talk focuses on the Finnish workers' movement, looking particularly at its ideological and political struggles after WWII. After losing the war with the Soviet Union, but avoiding outright occupation, Finland became geopolitically isolated. Furthermore, the previously banned Communist Party was legalized, which provoked a political and ideological fight between the Social Democratic and... More >

Tom Kuhn's main research interests are in political literature in the 20th century. He has worked particularly on Bertolt Brecht, and is the series editor of the main English-language edition of Brecht's works. In addition, he has written on exile and anti-fascist literature, and on more recent drama. He is currently working on a major project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council,... More >

Tom Kuhns main research interests are in political literature in the 20th century. He has worked particularly on Bertolt Brecht, and is the series editor of the main English-language edition of Brechts works. In addition, he has written on exile and anti-fascist... More >

Italian cinemas greatest secret is revealed in this in-depth portrait of director Mario Monicelli, an artist responsible for such classics as Big Deal on Madonna Street and The Organizer yet who sadly remains little known outside his home country.

In addition to tracing EU and Russian official rhetoric employed in the case of Kosovo, Branislav Radeljic points out how problematic some of the official statements have been, sending mixed signals and therefore questioning Kosovos capacity to become and act as a viable state. By looking at three different periods (before 1999, 19992007, and post-2008), the author shows that even after the... More >

Peter Lubbers is a native of the Netherlands, who after serving as a Special Forces commando in the Royal Dutch Green Berets came to live in California. In 2010, he started the San Francisco HTML5 User Group  the world's first and largest HTML5 user group with over 12,000 members. Peter co-authored the book Pro HTML5 Programming (Apress, 2011) and he was instrumental in developing and delivering... More >

A major goal for Serbia's foreign policy since 2000 has been the country's integration into the EU. However, there has been a growing skepticism among the Serbian people about this objective. This ambivalence can be correlated not only with the recent economic crises in some EU countries but also with what are regarded as profound differences in cultural and religious values between Serbia and... More >